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Mother’s Day isn’t all flowers and breakfast in bed for all of us. It can be a day some of us would like to avoid.🌸Whether you’re a single, struggling, lost mom, had an absent or abusive mom, have a complicated and unpleasant relationship with your mom, or simply don’t have a mom for whatever reason, we see you. We are you.💜This special edition of Road to Relovery Slicers brings moms from various walks of life to the table to talk about the other side of Mother’s Day — the toxic, complicated, mournful side.🌸It’s OK to have mixed feelings about Mother’s Day. Join us and let’s talk about it.







Today’s Slicers are Nan Higgins @nanhigginswrite, Raya Horcher @raya_wellness_ , and Rachel Kirkpatrick @rachelkirkpatrickart.







Follow host Octavia on IG @octaviaaivatco and @roadtorelovery ; on Facebook @roadtorelovery, and if you have something to share, email roadtorelovery@gmail.com or octavia@tavindamedia.com.Audio Player

What happens when you get a group of fierce, brilliant, badass queens to dissect an article about gaslighting? You get THE SLICERS.Road to Relovery is proud to introduce #TheSlicers, here to break down and analyze a theory. This week, we’re looking at Forgiveness v Gaslighting — is the concept forgiveness another form of gaslighting a victim?







Today’s Slicers are Nan Higgins @nanhigginswrite, Bhairavi Shera @jet_eye_healer, Rakel Scienski @tenderhearts, and Raya Horcher @raya_wellness_ 















Follow host Octavia on IG @octaviaaivatco and @roadtorelovery ; on Facebook @roadtorelovery, and if you have something to share, email roadtorelovery@gmail.com or octavia@tavindamedia.com.Audio Player

 Self care; what is it and how do we do it right?✨Guest Tea Sefer from Breathe with Tea joins me this episode to give us all some self-care clarity.







Follow guest Tea Sefer at @breathewithtea and host Octavia on IG @octaviaaivatco and @roadtorelovery ; on Facebook @roadtorelovery, and if you have something to share, email roadtorelovery@gmail.com or octavia@tavindamedia.com.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode is talking about trauma – you may hear some topics that are triggering or uncomfortable. If you feel uncomfortable, please turn us off for five seconds and come back, or listen to this episode at another time.







We all have trauma, we all have baggage and wounds and reasons to build up walls. We all want to feel safe and secure and once we’ve been hurt, we develop a reflex to protect ourselves. I know I absolutely have. I have momma trauma. Daddy trauma. Black token trauma. And romantic emotional trauma. I’m going to jump right into that last one because this show is mostly about matters of the heart.







Mutlidimensional healer Bhairavi Shera joins me on this episode of Road to Relovery to talk about trauma — what is it and how do we heal from it.







“Take a Sacred Pause. Become the receiver of information rather than the defender of disempowerment.”







What trauma still haunts you and affects your relationships today?







Follow guest Bhairavi Shera at @jet_eye_healer and host Octavia on IG @octaviaaivatco and @roadtorelovery ; on Facebook @roadtorelovery, and if you have something to share, email roadtorelovery@gmail.com or octavia@tavindamedia.com.

My friend shared some quote meme this week, which read:

The best dating advice I ever got from my mom was, “The signs you ignore in the beginning just end up being the reason you leave later. You know right away who’s good and bad for you. Don’t ignore that.”

I re-shared it on Instagram and Facebook and my friend Rachel asked a very profound question, that is worth discussing: She said, “we should talk about why we ignore the signs — self doubt, shame etc…Why do we choose to love the red flags versus run away?”

And immediately, I’m like YES let’s explore this and let’s do it together. 

What red flags do you chronically ignore and why do you ignore them?

Follow guest Rachel Berger-Horcher at @raya_wellness_ and host Octavia on IG @octaviaaivatco and @roadtorelovery ; on Facebook @roadtorelovery, and if you have something to share, email roadtorelovery@gmail.com or octavia@tavindamedia.com.

Bless!

People are constantly complimenting the behavior and general presence of my children. So it’s time to release my secret sauce. In this episode, I break down my parenting techniques. TLDR: I give my kids room to exist & I invite them to cooperate.I affirm their reasoning & make them feel secure.I write my shows ahead of time to read and reference live, then clean them up for the blog article, and then publish the audio as a podcast…







In this episode, I wasn’t prepared to:• realize this episode is basically the outline of what should be a parenting handbook• process out loud the pain around being a single parent — my kids don’t need a stepdad; I don’t need help — I simply wish my boys could see someone love and cherish their mom• hear how many of you — and me, too — wished we had someone like me as a parent growing up. I hear that and receive that and it’s truly the most incredible compliment I’ve ever hadI was unfiltered and a little embarrassed to be so weepy. But if my raw vulnerability can help inspire your healing, I’ll do it over and over and over again.







The full blog article will be published on www.roadtorelovery.com.







Follow Octavia on IG @octaviaaivatco and @roadtorelovery ; on Facebook @roadtorelovery, and if you have something to share, email roadtorelovery@gmail.com or octavia@tavindamedia.com.